Re: “Halloween spending has become frightful,” Oct. 28 editorial.
I never thought I’d see you be a bunch of Halloween Scrooges, but it makes perfect sense. Your editorial content is, by and large, very liberal and we know a few things about those who are left of center. Read more…

Yes, Halloween has become a spending extravaganza. But shame on The Denver Post for overlooking a 57-year-old Halloween tradition of kids trick-or-treating for UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund). Handfuls of change collected provide children services in health care, nutrition, education and sanitation throughout the world. Read more…

I could not believe my eyes when I read your editorial. My disbelief was not that the coal plants proposed by Westminster-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission were denied the crucial air permit they needed to begin construction, but that I actually agree with the words of Tri-State’s spokesperson Lee Boughey. Read more…

I noticed in Friday’s Denver Post a small item buried on one of the back pages: Fisher-Price Inc. had recalled 80,000 bobblehead cake decorations with green bases featuring 15 professional football teams, including the Denver Broncos. The article points out that these items contain lead paint. Read more…

The more I read about the Tim Masters case, the more I feel that he cannot get fair treatment in the northern part of the state. It appears that all the Fort Collins police want to do is prove that they solved the case, and the independent investigator does not seem to be completely independent. Kudos to the defense team and good luck in their fight to find out what the truth is in this matter. Read more…

Much has been said about looks, cuteness, etc., required of female news anchors. Locally, we have the epitome of female anchors and weather forecasters – always smiling, showing their teeth while trying to talk, and making frequent, audible giggles and/or cackles. Read more…

Vincent Carroll is The Denver Post's editorial page editor. He has been writing commentary on politics and public policy in Colorado since 1982 and was originally with the Rocky Mountain News, where he was also editor of the editorial pages until that newspaper gave up the ghost in 2009.

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